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Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. [a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet, "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Muhammad Ali will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024, ... USA TODAY. F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska after pilot ejects. News. The Telegraph.
The company handled Ali's boxing promotions and pay-per-view closed-circuit television broadcasts; its stockholders were mainly fellow Nation of Islam members, such as Jabir Herbert Muhammad and the chief aide to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, John Ali, [27] along with several others, including Bob Arum, who later founded Top Rank.
Ali got his start in boxing after his bicycle was stolen. Wanting to report the crime, the 12-year-old Ali was introduced to Joe Martin, a police officer who doubled as a boxing coach at a local gym.
The Peacock limited series with an all-star ensemble focuses on an infamous crime that took place on the same night as Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta. ... USA TODAY Sports.
I was going to fight Muhammad Ali. I was a green fighter, but yet I won, all through reading this book." [10] Upon reading Think and Grow Rich, he went on a 14-fight winning streak, including the shock victory over Muhammad Ali in 1973 to win the North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion title. [11]
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Gene Kilroy first met Muhammad Ali in Rome at the 1960 Olympic Games. Ali was a light heavyweight medal hopeful for the U.S. known at the time as Cassius Marcellus Clay. Kilroy was in the Army.